Daniel-San appeared on the Boomer and Carton show on WFAN radio on Tuesday, and it didn't take long for the topic to land on our favorite 1984 film. Macchio:

"I'm not so sure I'm out of that mold outside of the fact that I'm aging enough that I don't look exactly as I did twenty something years ago. That movie came about at a certain time and it was a pretty big hit and it sort of stood the test of time through generations. It's a tough thing to shake, I was in the films "The Outsiders" and "My Cousin Vinny" and these other films that found their place, but I think on my tombstone, The Karate Kid will be between my first and last name."

"So one day I get this phone call and it's Will Smith asking for advice. I told him that if you can find your own way to carve your own angle into the story, the story will work forever. It's whether you guys choose to do a copycat version. ... I think it's going to be a tall order and I think replacing what Pat Morita, the magic of Mr. Miyagi is going to be a huge task."